True Sponge Cake (No fat)

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 80 grams (4 oz) caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 80 grams (4 oz) Sieved self-raising flour
• 110 grams of Hartley’s Smooth Squeezy Jam

Instructions

STEP 1:

Prep Time: 0hrs 15 mins

STEP 2:

Cooking Time: 0hrs 30 mins

STEP 3:

STEP 4:

1) Break eggs in a bowl, add sugar and whisk well until thick, creamy and almost white in colour. The mixture should leave a trail when the whisk is removed. This step is VERY IMPORTANT, if the mixture isn’t whisked enough the cake won’t work, it will come out rubbery.

STEP 5:

2) Lightly fold flour into mixture (best use a metal spoon)

STEP 6:

3) Pour into well-greased 18cm. (7in.) cake tin.

STEP 7:

4) Bake in moderate oven 180c, 35f, gas mark 4 for about 30 mins. (Avoid opening oven door during baking)

STEP 8:

5) When cool slice and spread with Hartley’s Squeezy Jam and low-fat whipped cream.

STEP 9:

STEP 10:

Tips

STEP 11:

As this cake has no fat it is very important to beat the eggs and sugar really well.

STEP 12:

Obviously it’s easier to use an electric mixer. If you whisk by hand place the bowl over hot water to give a faster result